Ohio Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported reducing the voter residency requirement from one year to six months. |
A “no” vote opposed reducing the voter residency requirement from one year to six months. |
Election results
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1,702,600 | 61.34% | ||
| No | 1,073,058 | 38.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of Ohio be amended to reduce the state residency requirement to become a qualified elector from one year to six months? If adopted, the amendment becomes effective January 1, 1971, and the existing section shall be repealed from such effective date. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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